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Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday said the government is "close to a decision" on how to try Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed.

Holder's remarks set off a flurry of blowback, with Republicans saying they won't stand for a 9/11 trial on U.S. soil - and Democrats again nixed New York City as a venue.

"We have been working on it, and I think we're close to a decision," the AG told reporters.

A Justice Department source downplayed the comment, saying political conditions have only worsened - Republicans won the House in last week's election - since earlier this year, when Holder said a decision was weeks away.